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Leek Bowling Club

📷 charles c · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.10310, -2.03967

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🎳Bowling greens is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 101m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Bowling greens

Bowling green

Paid

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Anemone, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Ground-elder +69 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Anemone, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Ground-elder +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ground-elder, Garlic Mustard, Hawthorn +8 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, 7-spot Ladybird +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, 7-spot Ladybird +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows)Walking route

Includes some hills

Named routeDuration 45min
Young Woodland LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17Walking route16.2 km
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Fosters TrailWalking route
Named route
Leek Town 47public footpath · 127 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 127 mPath type: path
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route170 m
Named routeRef 559Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 559Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 559Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route302 m
Named routeRef 559Length 302 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Leek bowling club

📷 charles c · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Brough ParkUrban park1.3 km→🏞️LADDEREDGECountry park1.3 km→🌱Ladderedge Country ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Deep Hayes Country ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Westwood Recreation GroundUrban park300 m→🌱Brough ParkUrban park1 km→

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